The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-06-16
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.

the Territory.
Butte is to have new water works.
Dennis Dunn's house in Centerville was
destroyed by fire last Monday morning.
Loss, $2,5O0; not insured.
H. W. Child, of Helena, refused $780,
600 for a piece of Helena real estate while
in St. Paul last Saturday.
Ed. Hayes and Dennis Enright we're
drowned at the Buckhouse bridge-site
while crossing the Bitter Root river in a
boat.
Two car loads of horses from the
Prickly Pear Valley were shipped to
Pittsburg, Pa, last week over the North
ern Pacific.
On June 9th, Smiths Joe Bowers and
Georges Jack Dowd will run mile dash
for $500 side on the West Side Associa-
ton track at Butte.
The catch-as- -catch-can wrestling match
in Anaconda, between Peter Shoemaker
and Frank Kinney resulted in a draw
after two hours struggle.
The rails on the new track over Mul!an
tunnel spread on Saturday evening dur
ing the passage of the west-bound trian,
which was consequently delayed twelve
hours.
A number of agricultural surveys in the
Yellowstone country were awarded to E.
P. H. Harrison last Thursday. The price
amounts to about $4,000 with no other
bidders.
A bridge-tender named Griffin, while
clearing some drift from the N. P. bridge
between Heron and Thompson Falls last
week, fell into the water and was
drowned.
The Butte Rod & Gun Club will have
a shooting tournament early in July.
Leyson & Turk will offer a cup to be
competed for which will be the territorial
championship cup.
Last Friday night the express pouch
of the west-bound passenger train on the
N. P. was robbed at Deer Lodge of a
money package containing $147. Moth
ing else was taken.
The Rocky Mountain Husbandman is
full Of items about the new strikes and
and promising prospects in the Castle
Mountains, and also reports discovery of
some promising looking coal.
Silver bullion certificates have been
placed on the regular list of the New
York stock exchange. The certificates
will be for 1000 ounces of silver LOCO fine
and no silver less than 998 fine will be re-
ceived.
At Helena, on Sunday last, the two
year-old son of John Gibson was shot in
the forehead by the accidental discharge
of a rifle in a shooting gallery. The
wound is dangerous one, but the child
viii recover.
Last Sunday William Rockliff, engi-
neer, and Jack Connolly, miner, en-
ployes of the Buffalo mine, near Butte,
got into row over lowering the cage
down the shaft, in which Rockliff finally
shot Connolly in the arm.
The Yellowstone Park association have
everything in readiness for the opening
OF the hotels on the 18th inst. The most
improvement of this season
will De the erection OF new and perman-
ent hotel at the Grand Canyon.
The Montana Central railroad from
Helena to Butte is being pushed with all
possible speed. On the north end of the
tunnel the heading is in 200 feet and on
the south side 80! The work is expected
to be completed by December LIST.
The Cree Indians, who came into
Northern Montana during the northwest
ern disturbances in Canada last year, are
now in process of removal from their
present camp at the head of Sun River
to some point in Canada not yet deter
mined.
Last Friday two woodchoppers, names
were held up between Comet
and Wickes and robbed of everything
they had including quite sum of money.
The thieves are supposed to be couple
Of toughs known as Jack Garland and
r. D. Evans.
Julius Levy and J. T. Powell, late part
ners in Butte gambling house, are at law
over division of the profits for the last
six months or so. Powell is now running
a game in Helena, which is reported as
unlimited, and called, we believe, the
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